Why? Because you can! And pickle, and jam, or otherwise celebrate the resurgence of the domestic arts our forebears held so dear. Put on your best apron and step into our kitchen, won't you?
Peaches -- can there be a more perfect fruit? When these fuzzy friends are in season, you gotta get all over them. How many ways will you put up peaches this year?
Canned Peaches Can up those fruits in syrup and be ready to make a pie that tastes like a summer's day in the dead of winter. Better yet -- make them brandied (oh, yes!) (Image via Little Miss Cruciferous)
Peach Preserves Left chunkier, preserves can be used like a jam on morning toast, or becomes a dessert with the simple addition of ice cream. (Image via My Man's Belly)
Peach Butter Peaches practically turn themselves into butter. Better yet, if you've got skins left over from other projects, you can stew them down into a butter all their own. (Image via Food in Jars)
Peach Fruit Leather Spread out the puree from peaches and dry it out to make a tangy, healthful snack for kids and grownups alike. (Image via Headspace Canning)
Peach Sauce Stewed down to a thin sauce, peaches bring new life to simple desserts. (Image via Cookistry)
Pickled Peaches Spiked with the acidity of vinegar, pickled peaches are a piquant compliment to all kinds of foods. (Image via Leena Eats)
Peach Chutney Another kind of pickle, chutney leverages the sweetness of fruit and plays against it with tart vinegar and complex spices. Think outside the mango! (Image via BelleJar Canning)
Peach Salsa Delicious on chips, sure, but peach salsa also wakes up fresh fish, grilled chicken and much more. (Image via Grow and Resist)
Peach Ketchup LA's Chef Sang Yoon shares his recipe for a peach-based ketchup that will make you think twice before using regular old tomato again. (Image via LA Times)
Peach Shrub Peaches brewed in vinegar and sweetened with sugar make for a stunningly refreshing drink on a sweltering summer day. (Image via Salt Fat Whiskey)